toys

‘Oh, What a Plush!’: How Wrestling Buddies Soothed an Entire Generation of Boys

Of course, first they took one hell of a beating

When Mattel Said ‘No Homo’: How Earring Magic Ken Became an Accidental Queer Icon

With his lilac vest and cock-ring necklace, the most homoerotic iteration of Barbie’s beau is a true gay legend

Tickle Me Kaczynski: How the Inventor of the Ultimate Elmo Toy Became a Unabomber Suspect

You can only send so many batteries, microchips and headless robotic dolls in the mail before the FBI comes knocking

I Fooled the World into Thinking Nintendo Made a Naked Mario Toy

How a tiny-dicked, hairy little Mario toy fulfilled the dreams of toy artist Dano Brown